arrived Sydney 19-Jul-1848
having sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday 4-Apr-1848
her registered displacement was 510 tons
captained by Charlesworth
with surgeon Dr Grant
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Those people in my tree who were on board this ship were :-
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Dr Grant died on voyage
The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List
Saturday, July 22nd, 1848
The Royal Saxon, which arrived on Wednesday last, after a fair passage of one hundred and five days from Plymouth, has brought to the colony two hundred and forty-one emigrants, of whom one hundred and seventy-four are adults, forty-nine children from one to fourteen years of age, and eighteen infants. The surgeon superintendant (Dr. Grant) died on the 28th June, from exhaustion caused by erysipelas. Three other deaths and nine births occurred on the passage, but of the former two were children. The vessel being roomy and well suited for the conveyance of emigrants, was on arrival in a very cleanly state, and all on board looked remarkably healthy. To the captain and officers of the ship much credit is due for the efficient manner in which they appear to have performed their respective duties, as also to Dr. Coleman, one of the passengers, who took it upon himself the onerous duties of surgeon-superintendent, after the death of Dr. Grant.
